Experiments on an ultra-rare genetic mutation that causes neurodegeneration in children have helped uncover a new mechanism ...

A vanishingly rare genetic glitch in a single enzyme can erase a newborn’s brain cells in a matter of weeks, leaving doctors ...

Ever looked in the mirror and wondered why you’ve got those tiny cheek holes or why you can see colors your friends can’t? It ...

Scientists have traced a devastating pattern of brain cell loss in a handful of families to a single, ultra-rare mutation ...

During development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain"—the enteric nervous system (ENS)—which controls the movement of food and waste ...

President Donald Trump has sparked outrage after posting negative content about the Kennedy family as they reel from the ...

A microscopic flaw in the brain’s cellular scaffolding can shape brain size for life.

Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of John F Kennedy, the first Irish American Catholic President of the United States, died ...

The Apennine brown bear, Ursus arctos marsicanus, exists nowhere else on Earth. Genetic evidence shows that this population ...

Tatiana Schlossberg has died at age 35 of a terminal, rare and aggressive blood cancer, the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library ...

Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg died after revealing in November she had a rare form of leukaemia. She was 35.

A hidden TP53 mutation in donor sperm raises concerns about gaps in genetic screening and long-term cancer risk in ...